Hiking route
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (super)
716.1 km· ↻ loop· ↗ 4505 m· dirt· Mountain trail
The trail is in Virginia. A 716 km loop: it starts and finishes at the same point. Total ascent is about 4505 m. Elevations along the way range from 0 to 896 m.
This description is assembled from OpenStreetMap data and our own terrain calculation.
Surface
- dirt — 368.7 km (51%)
- gravel — 198 km (27%)
- asphalt — 72.2 km (10%)
- paved — 15.9 km (2%)
- unpaved — 15.5 km (2%)
- concrete — 10.9 km (2%)
- boardwalk — 5 km (1%)
- other — 2.4 km (0%)
- not recorded — 32.3 km (4%)
Surface data comes from OpenStreetMap tags on the route's ways.
Who is allowed
- Bicycle: restricted in places · 464 km allowed, 94 km not
- On foot: allowed
- Horse: restricted in places · 291 km allowed, 107 km not
- MTB difficulty: S1
The OpenStreetMap mtb:scale, where 0 is an easy path and 6 is barely rideable. The route shows its HARDEST section.
Access data comes from OpenStreetMap tags on the route's ways. It does not replace signs on the ground.
Trail geometry and data come from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Check them on the ground: waymarking can go out of date.